King vs. Thoreau
By acting civil but disobedient you are able to protest things you don't
think are fair, non-violently. Henry David Thoreau is one of the most important
literary figures of the nineteenth century. Thoreau's essay "Civil Disobedience,"
which was written as a speech, has been used by many great thinkers such as
Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi
as a map to fight against injustice.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor that headed the Civil Rights movement.
He was a gifted speaker and a powerful writer whose philosophy was non-violent
but direct action. Dr.King's strategy was to have sit-ins, boycotts, and marches.
Dr. King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" was based on the principles of
Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience". Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Henry David
Thoreau are exceptional persuasive writers. Even though both writers are writing
on ways to be civil but disobedient, they have opposite ways of convicing you. Dr.
King is religious,......
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